Me and my wife likes to have a baby girl, of course i know the sex of the child does not matter, but i have heard that there is a method to have a baby boy or girl or increase the chance of getting a baby girl greatly, can someone please explain this to me briefly, :) thanks a million people.
2007-01-01 19:44:42 · 13 answers · asked by SharkTeeth 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
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How to Conceive a Girl
You may be wondering if there is anything you can do to increase your chances of conceiving a girl. You may have heard of the Shettles method for gender selection. According to Dr. Shettles’ book, if you follow the book’s rules correctly, you have a 75 to-80% chance of conceiving a girl. If you would like more information on the Shettles method you may want to read How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby by Dr. Landrum Shettles, M.D., Ph.D.
Female sperm vs. Male Sperm
The gender of your baby is determined by your partner’s sperm. Female sperm are bigger and live longer than male sperm, but they are also slower. Thus, having intercourse a few days before ovulation will give the female sperm an edge over the male sperm.
When to have sex if you would like to conceive a girl
Timing intercourse for having a girl may be more challenging than trying for a boy. You will want to have sex several days before you ovulate. However, if you have intercourse too close to ovulation you may end up conceiving a boy. Sperm can live up to five days. You want to time intercourse so that you are having sex as far from ovulation as possible but still close enough that the sperm will still survive. The female sperm live longer than the male so if you time things right, the male sperm will not make it to the egg to fertilize it. You want to try not to have sex during the two days before your peak day. Unfortunately, if you don’t have a regular cycle or if you ovulate earlier than you normally do, you may end up having intercourse close enough to ovulation to conceive a boy.
Ovulation Kits and conceiving a girl
Using an ovulation kit is not really helpful for trying to conceive a girl. Ideally, you want to have sex several days before you ovulate. Although using an ovulation prediction kit would be helpful for figuring how you did as far as your timing goes, it is only helpful in retrospect.
When not to have sex if you want to conceive a girl
If you want to try to conceive a boy you will want to abstain from having sex or use a barrier method during the two days before you expect to have your peak day. This may be difficult to determine if you do not have a regular cycle. You can start having intercourse as soon as you start having fertile cervical mucous and try to stop two days before your peak day. You will probably want to look at previous charts to try to predict this.
Drawbacks to trying to conceive a specific gender
Using the Shettles method is not a guarantee that you will conceive a girl and you may become frustrated if you do not get pregnant right away. If you find you are not getting pregnant you may want to time intercourse a little closer to when you anticipate your peak day. Still, keep in mind, that limiting the days you have sex to just the day of ovulation you may decrease your chances of getting pregnant. If you are having problems getting pregnant, you may not want to attempt gender selection methods.
2007-01-01 21:33:25 · answer #1 · answered by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having sex no later than 2 days before ovulation increases the chance of conceiving a girl. This can work because X chromosomal sperm swim slower and Y's tire out more quickly...Therefore, by the time the egg is released, more X's should be around than Y's, increasing the chance of conceiving a girl. It doesn't always work, obviously, but it could increase your chances. Having sex the day before or day of ovulation increases the chance of having a boy for the same reason.
Good Luck.
2007-01-02 04:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by BraidyLocks 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok .. that made me laugh really hard when I read that you should beef up to have a girl. My husband is very fit as he works outside every day and works out 5 nights a week yet still ... two little boys for us!! :) I really don't think there is any way. I have heard myths about if the girl is on top it will be a girl haha but once again most likely just myths. If you find out by all means PLEASE let me know... I don't know what I will do when my babies get older and I am outnumbered by men 3 to 1 haha
2007-01-02 03:54:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baby girls are typically born to parents where the man is extremely fit and healthy. That is why here in Austrlai all the Iron men beach competitors have baby girls. X sperm swim slower but live longer on the journey up the fallopian tube, Y sperm is faster but only live a shorter while when doing the hard yard to get to the egg. So I suggest that you beef up and get fit and try having ababy girl also insamination is a good idea where your wife is impregnanted with your X chromosome sperm :) Good Luck with having your girl , I'm sure she will be precious and beautiful!
2007-01-02 03:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by ANASTASIA_NIKOLAIEVNA_ROMANOVA 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've read that a woman helps in determining the sex of the child. It depends upon whether her uterus is more acidic or not. Male sperm doesn't live as long in the acidic environment. So not only does the sperm affect sex but so too does the balance of acidity in the uterus. Ask your dr about this. I don't remember if the article said there was something that could be done about it or not.
2007-01-02 03:58:00 · answer #5 · answered by Judith 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is all myth. a baby's sex is determined by the male partners gene. How many brothers do you have? How many sisters? if you have more brothers than sisters than you may have a higher chance of having a boy.
Although long ago men used to tie a string around the left testacle if they wanted a boy and tie a string aroun the right if they wanted a girl.
Please don't try this though. Like I said, it is a myth.
2007-01-02 03:50:50 · answer #6 · answered by coozybug 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Male sperm swim faster and higher, so you're more likely to have a boy earlier in the cycle, and having sex later after ovulation has occurred makes girls slightly more likely. If you really, really want a girl, though, fertility doctors could probably centrifuge your sperm and make it happen, but wow, you're talking expensive. The other way to definitely get a girl is to adopt one!
2007-01-02 03:48:49 · answer #7 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people think that , giving birth to a specific gender is beyond our control. But I don't think so. In this modern world, everything is possible. It happened even in India by Aayurveda treatment. Why can't advanced contries have modern techniques to give birth to only girl child.
There are experts who can make your girl child dream come true.
2013-11-29 12:36:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shettles Method- Google it.
2007-01-02 05:24:06 · answer #9 · answered by kimandkaitlyn2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I think that the gender of the child is beyond our control.
2007-01-02 03:47:13 · answer #10 · answered by Vesna G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋